Balboa Mist vs Nonchalant White
Where Balboa Mist belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Nonchalant White is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Nonchalant White (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Balboa Mist (LRV 66), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Balboa Mist runs red while Nonchalant White is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. At ΔE 2.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Balboa Mist vs Nonchalant White in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Balboa Mist and Nonchalant White are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Nonchalant White gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Balboa Mist vs Nonchalant White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Balboa Mist on one side and Nonchalant White on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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